![]() ![]() ![]() He ultimately argues that, despite its inferior grasp of reality, the left hemisphere is increasingly taking precedence in today’s world-with potentially disastrous consequences. In the second part of his book, McGilchrist takes the reader on a journey through the history of Western culture, illustrating the tension between these two worlds as revealed in the thought and belief of thinkers and artists from the ancient to the modern, from Aeschylus to Magritte. The detail-oriented left hemisphere prefers mechanisms to living things and is inclined to self-interest, while the right hemisphere has greater breadth, flexibility, and generosity. Drawing upon a vast body of brain research, the renowned psychiatrist, author, and thinker Iain McGilchrist reveals that the difference between the two sides is profound-two whole, coherent, but incompatible ways of experiencing the world. Why is the brain divided? The difference between right and left hemispheres has been puzzled over for centuries. "I know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience.”-W. Brilliant and disturbing.”-Salley Vickers, a Guardian Best Book of the Year “Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative ‘master’ the right. A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture-"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status” (Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times, London) ![]()
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![]() ![]() Jenny lives on the Ohio River where she often stares at the ceiling and counts her blessings. ![]() Her latest novel, Maybe This Time, hit shelves in August, 2010. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble.and in love. Jenny Crusie is the NYT bestselling author of twenty some novels and lots of other stuff. They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie's video causes an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down.Welcome to temptation.As event spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.Yield to oncoming desire.All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home. From the moment she drive into town, she gets a bad feeling Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayo Turn left at small town secrets.Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. ![]() Turn left at small town secrets.Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. ![]() ![]() Ages 12-up., Treichel's realistic and compelling characterization of Emma highlights a maturity into adulthood that offers no easy solutions to the difficulties of grief, but celebrates the best of her family. While technical descriptions of canoeing and camping may stymie outdoor novices, Treichel's realistic and compelling characterization of Emma highlights a maturity into adulthood that offers no easy solutions to the difficulties of grief, but celebrates the best of her family. ![]() A Series of Small Maneuvers By Eliot Treichel Cover Image A Series of Small Maneuvers (Paperback). Treichel (Close Is Fine) switches between Emma's past and present, recounting her memories of an emotional and contradictory father on the verge of divorce, her time on the river, and her difficult readjustment to school and friends, all while focusing on language that underlines the beauty of the natural world instilled in Emma by her father ("The early morning light was the color of ripe peaches"). May not be available - email or call for information. But even at home with her grieving mother and younger sister, Emma cannot find peace after an incident she takes responsibility for ("Please don't ever tell me that accidents just happen"), no matter what her family and the police say. ![]() After her father's death, stemming from an accident while exploring the remote Rio Tinto in New Mexico, 15-year-old Emma Wilson travels alone through rapids and dangerous temperatures to safety. ![]() ![]() Celeste wants to do something for herself, but breaking away would bring shame to her family.įirst sentence: ‘ I am consumed with impure thoughts.‘ ![]() Sister Wife, by Shelley Hrdlitschka (269 pages) – Fifteen-year-old Celeste was born and raised in a religious cult called The Movement women are expected to marry young and obey their husbands, and everyone dresses like Anne of Green Gables. It’s about three young people whose failed suicide attempts bring them all to a hospital, where they meet and heal one another. But it’s a story told in poetry, so you’ll read this book quickly. ![]() Impulse, by Ellen Hopkins (666 pages) – A truly ominous number of pages, you might think. Not too many, but not too few it’s just about the right number of books. ![]() ![]() I felt sad and kind of adrift after finishing the book, as I wanted to just spend more time with Braxton and Raven. So that coupled with the delayed heist is just kinda odd all together but it still works? So there’s not a lot of pining and they’re together together pretty early on. Basically they don’t start this heist until 40-50% through and he starts the book being like hey let me sex you up out of the gate (I do not mind this just being clear). ![]() I just think the summary is a bit off the mark or the pacing is. I can’t say that I’m extremely bothered by any of this because I do love the main couple to just be happy and getting it on for the entire book. ![]() The recovering the Declaration of Independence plot is very very minimal, someone got axed, and their relationship is at the forefront. This book is very odd (in a good way) (just kissing the line of slightly unhinged lol). This was beautiful and sexy and I really want to get my hands on the deleted scenes because I want MORE. Just kidding I’ll say more but that’s where my head’s at right now I cannot tell a lie. ✨The vibe of Braxton Steele: I am a sex god but I’m going to worship YOU.✨Īll I’m gonna say is that I would do very questionable things in order to obtain 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() The series has gone on to span 26 issues across four volumes and to net the team multiple Eisner Awards. ![]() The original Criminal first debuted back in 2006, running for 10 issues. As has become standard for the duo’s books, this latest series will also feature a fair amount of back matter, including articles and additional illustrations. 9 with a new double-sized Criminal #1 through Image Comics, the publisher announced Tuesday via press release. Writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips are returning to their celebrated crime noir comic Criminal with a new monthly series of the same name to debut in January. ![]() ![]() ![]() _ Now with over 100 5* reviews, readers are spellbound by this magical story: 'This book stayed with me, I didn't want it to end' 'A beautifully written story' 'An entrancing story, which swept me up from the very first chapter' 'Full of magic' _ Make sure you've read all the books in the acclaimed Winternight Trilogy 1. Atmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods. ![]() ![]() But for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she is forced to follow her captors' radical beliefs and watch as her best friend slowly accepts everything she's been told. Her debut novel, I Do Not Come to you by Chance, won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa), a Betty Trask First Book award,and was named by the Washington Post as one of the Best Books of 2009. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach.īut the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Adaobi Tricia Obinne Nwaubani (born in 1976) is a Nigerian novelist, humorist, essayist and journalist. Includes an afterword by award-winning journalist Viviana Mazza.Ī new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband-these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languagesīased on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant novel by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the timely story of one girl who was taken from her home in Nigeria and her harrowing fight for survival. OverDrive Product Record sortTitle Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree crossRefId 3682473 images ![]() ![]() ![]() Its plot revolves around the battles between the cunning Mr Fox and three local farmers. Fox's proclamation that "My husband is one fantastic fox!" Certainly this show is lively and suspenseful and we're sure you will also find it a whole lot of fun! Notes No livestream rights are available for this title. My book that I’m going to recommend is the children’s novel ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’, by Roald Dahl. Fox, and his ongoing battle against Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, three. Fox provides a glorious feast for each and every one-and gives rise to Mrs. Fox is a short, but really clever and entertaining book. Fox can be found in a scene almost halfway. And then, of course, they'll be held in suspense as the animals unwittingly trap themselves in Bean's Secret Cider Cellar-much to the displeasure of Rat (a rude creature) and all appear doomed. One of many new additions made by Wes Anderson in his adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl novel Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends-the Badgers, the Moles, the Rabbits and the Weasels. ![]() ![]() "Boggis and Bunce and Bean/One fat, one short, one lean/These horrible crooks/So different in looks/Were nonetheless equally mean." And so begins another enchanting Roald Dahl tale concerning the extraordinary adventures of three nasty farmers, two curious creatures, a family of foxes, and our hero-a most fantastic fellow! Your audience will be fascinated as they watch Boggis, the (enormously fat!) chicken farmer Bunce, the (pot-bellied dwarf) duck-and-goose farmer and Bean the (thin) turkey-and-apple farmer, attempt to foil the efforts of Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() The UK-based author quickly became a multinational bestseller, with her novels being translated into over 40 languages and published in 60 countries. Sophia Kinsella has been topping the bestseller’s lists since 2000 when she published the first novel in her feel-good Shopaholic series, Confessions of a Shopaholic. She also wrote Love on the Brain, a smart and sexy read featuring arch-nemeses as co-leads on a NASA project. ![]() ![]() Her most popular novel is her simmering debut, The Love Hypothesis, which has been greatly praised for its snappy dialogue and sizzling chemistry between the two leads. in neuroscience and works as a college professor - this translates into her books, which feature strong women in STEM as leading characters. Ali HazelwoodĪli Hazelwood is the New York Times bestselling author of two popular contemporary romance novels and multiple shorter novellas. With her latest novel Happy Place set to release soon, Emily Henry’s fans are sure to enjoy the following list of authors’ with similar writing styles and books like Emily Henry. Hailed as the queen of the beach read, Emily Henry’s romances are fast-paced and fun reads that you won’t want to put down. ![]() |